国务院宣布设立8个「Feed the Future」农业创新实验室 与赠地大学合作
华盛顿——美国国务院10月15日宣布，与美国赠地大学合作设立8个「Feed the Future」农业创新实验室。各实验室及其研究方向为：奥本大学（肥料与土壤健康）、佛罗里达大学（高价值作物，SAFE项目）、佐治亚大学（花生）、夏威夷大学（咖啡与可可）、堪萨斯州立大学（谷物；以及「目标农业系统可持续集约化」SITAS项目）、密西西比州立大学（水产养殖）、华盛顿州立大学（动物健康）。其中堪萨斯州立大学设有两个实验室。
国务院表示，这些实验室将应对作物病虫害、牲畜疫病、土壤退化等跨境农业威胁，旨在保护美国农业生产者与供应链。国务院称，此类研究每投入1美元可带来8美元回报。
（来源：美国国务院媒体说明）
State Department Announces Eight Feed the Future Innovation Labs With Land-Grant Universities
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of State announced on October 15 the establishment of eight Feed the Future agricultural innovation labs in partnership with U.S. land-grant universities. The labs and their research focuses are: Auburn University (fertilizer and soil health); the University of Florida (high-value crops, under the SAFE program); the University of Georgia (peanuts); the University of Hawai'i (coffee and cacao); Kansas State University (cereals, and the Sustainable Intensification of Targeted Agricultural Systems program, known as SITAS); Mississippi State University (aquaculture); and Washington State University (animal health).
According to the department, the labs will take on cross-border agricultural threats including crop pests and diseases, livestock diseases and soil degradation, with the aim of protecting U.S. producers and supply chains. The department said research of this kind returns $8 for every $1 invested.
(Source: U.S. Department of State media note)
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图片来源：图：农业科研人员在实验室分离植物样本DNA（资料图）。图片来源：美国农业部农业研究局（USDA ARS），Stephen Ausmus摄，公共领域。An agricultural researcher isolating DNA from a plant sample in a laboratory (file photo). Source: USDA Agricultural Research Service, photo by Stephen Ausmus, public domain.
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